Total Crime Rate
1489.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
319.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Paston Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 5th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Paston Lane (PE4 6HB) in the last 12 months was 1489.9 per 1,000 residents and was 322.0% higher than the Central average (353.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 193 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 319.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Paston Lane (PE4 6HB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Peterborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Paston Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildmay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baxter Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Willesden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baxter Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Baxter Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carleton Crest | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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